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US Open 1965, San Juan
Compiled by Phony Benoni
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One of the original ideas of the Western Chess Association was to hold their annuzal tournament in resort locations throughout the United States. The concept of "resort" had been stretched over the years (if not downright ignored), but came back full force in 1965.

What they stretches was the United States part, as the 66th US Open moved to Puerto Rico.

The tournament was played from July 26 - August 6, 1965, at the Student Center of the University of Puerto Rico in the Rio Piedras district of the capital city, San Juan. The tournament director, as usual was George Koltanowski. The rounds were played on the following schedule:

Round 1: Monday, July 26, 9:00 AM
Round 2: Monday, July 26, 7:00 PM
Round 3: Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 PM
Round 4: Wednesday, July 28, 7:00 PM
Round 5: Thursday, July 29, 7:00 PM
Round 6: Friday, July 30, 7:00 PM
Round 7: Saturday, July 31, 2:00 PM
Round 8: Monday, August 2, 7:00 PM
Round 9: Tuesday, August 3, 7:00 PM
Round 10: Wednesday, August 4, 7:00 PM
Round 11: Thursday, August 5, 7:00 PM
Round 12: Friday, August 6, 2:00 PM

Adjournments were scheduled for 9:00 AM the following morning, except for rounds 7 and 12 when games were played to a finish. Saturday evening was left free for the "San Juan Night Tour" (Which Koltanowski, no doubt, attended with his eyes open for a change), and the annual Rapid Transit tournament was held on Sunday.<(1)>

By the halfway point there were no perfect scores, with Pal Benko, William Lombardy, Bernard Zuckerman, Duncan Suttles, and Kenneth Ray Smith sharing the lead with 5.5/6. Following with 5.0 were Edward Formanek, Asa Hoffmann, and Miroslav Radojcic. Robert Byrne, who had started with an upset loss to Ralph Betza in round 1, led a large pack with 4.5

Round 7 saw Lombardy and Zuckerman edge into the lead by defeating Smith and Radojcic, while Benko and Suttles played a draw to become the only players with 6.0. Zuckerman then assumed the sole lead in round 8 by defeating Lombardy, Benko keeping pace with a win over outsider Hyman Schneid while Suttles fell back with a draw against Matthew Green.

Zuckerman's lead lasted only long enough for Benko to defeat him in round 9, going back into first with 8 points. Lombardy defeated Suttles to stay a half-point back, tied with the resurgent Byrne.

Benko ended Byrne's run with a win in round 10, then finished with draws against Formaenk and Edmar Mednis. Lombardy also dropped a half-point to Mednis, but defeated Donato Rivera and Green to produce co-champions. Zuckerman, Suttles and Byrne tied for 3rd-5th, a point behind the leaders.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Pal Benko W 76 W 34 W 11 W 10 W 8 D 2 D 4 W 28 W 3 W 5 D 7 D 6 10.0 2 William James Lombardy W 50 W 35 W 29 W 30 W 18 D 1 W 14 L 3 W 4 W 17 D 6 W 13 10.0 3 Bernard Zuckerman W103 W104 D 15 W 59 W 13 W 6 W 16 W 2 L 1 D 7 D 5 D 9 9.0 4 Duncan Suttles W126 D 46 W 73 W 15 W 17 W 20 D 1 D 13 L 2 D 9 W 21 W 14 9.0 5 Robert Eugene Byrne L 33 W 69 W 95 W 36 W 11 D 22 W 19 W 10 W 14 L 1 D 3 W 15 9.0 6 Edmar J Mednis W 41 W 47 D 59 W 27 W 19 L 3 D 15 D 34 W 24 W 8 D 2 D 1 8.5 7 Edward W Formanek W 63 W 38 W 28 W 21 L 14 W 29 D 10 D 9 W 72 D 3 D 1 D 11 8.5 8 Zvonko Vranesic W 78 W 72 W 39 W 22 L 1 D 33 W 24 L 14 W 34 L 6 W 40 W 32 8.5 9 Laszlo Witt W151 W101 D 88 D 33 D 24 W 66 W 22 D 7 D 13 D 4 W 37 D 3 8.5 10 Asa Hoffmann W 61 W 53 W 66 L 1 W 39 W 72 D 7 L 5 D 36 W 54 D 13 W 24 8.5 11 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 58 W 86 L 1 W112 L 5 D 74 W 60 W 38 W 89 D 14 W 17 D 7 8.5 12 William Hook L106 W 91 W115 W111 L 16 D 51 L 74 W134 W 95 W 38 W 22 W 23 8.5 13 Matthew Green W119 W 62 W 23 D 19 L 3 W 94 W 33 D 4 D 9 W 16 D 10 L 2 8.0 14 Kenneth Ray Smith W 95 W100 D 27 W 88 W 7 W 43 L 2 W 8 L 5 D 11 W 45 L 4 8.0 15 David Blohm W134 W 74 D 3 L 4 W 60 W 52 D 6 L 17 w 58 W 72 W 16 L 5 8.0 16 Miroslav Radojcic W141 W 36 W 42 L 18 W 12 W 34 L 3 W 50 W 27 L 13 L 15 W 37 8.0 17 Donato Rivera W 56 D 75 W 46 W 94 L 4 D 88 W 40 W 15 W 21 L 2 L 11 W 45 8.0 18 David Grimshaw W123 W112 W 54 W 16 L 2 L 24 L 34 W 77 L 23 W 50 W 74 W 27 8.0 19 Julio Kaplan W 57 W 87 W 51 D 13 L 6 W 35 L 5 L 36 W103 D 39 W 53 W 33 8.0 20 Paul Brandts W127 W 52 D 94 W 40 W 45 L 4 L 28 W 35 L 37 D 34 W 73 W 39 8.0 21 Herbert Avram W 92 W 60 W131 L 7 L 33 W112 W 80 W 23 L 17 W 52 L 4 W 35 8.0 22 J Serenyi W130 W 55 W106 L 8 W 44 D 5 L 9 D 33 D 26 W 42 L 12 W 57 7.5 23 Miguel Colon Romero W 75 W136 L 13 D 51 W 49 D 26 W 30 L 21 W 18 D 37 W 31 L 12 7.5 24 Luis A Suarez W 80 L 33 W 92 W 86 D 9 W 18 L 8 W 76 L 6 W 89 W 30 L 10 7.5 25 Alvis Zuntaks W160 W 43 D 37 D 31 L 29 W 44 L 50 L 40 W 69 W 91 W 59 D 26 7.5 26 George Shainswit W115 L131 W 41 W 53 D 28 D 23 D 38 D 52 D 22 D 35 W 72 D 25 7.5 27 William Goichberg W 79 W110 D 14 L 6 L 73 W 75 W111 W 74 L 16 W 46 W 36 L 18 7.5 28 Hyman Schneid W156 W 71 L 7 W 65 D 26 W 73 W 20 L 1 L 42 D 33 D 56 WF 7.5 29 John Patty W150 W111 L 2 W 83 W 25 L 7 L 72 W 47 L 53 D 55 W 61 W 56 7.5 30 Ariel Mengarini W147 W 77 W 65 L 2 L 34 W 87 L 23 WF D 39 W 64 L 24 w 51 7.5 31 Ignas Zalys W107 WF D 33 D 25 L 72 W 86 W131 D 89 D 54 D 36 L 23 W 64 7.5 32 Arnold Agree W 82 L 51 D 61 D 89 W134 WF D 36 D 53 D 33 W 60 W 52 L 8 7.5 33 Ralph Betza W 5 W 24 D 31 D 9 W 21 D 8 L 13 D 22 D 32 D 28 W 43 L 19 7.0 34 Robert Wachtel W 67 L 1 W 58 W 48 W 30 L 16 W 18 D 6 L 8 D 20 D 41 D 36 7.0 35 Braulio Dueno W 48 L 2 W 57 D*** W 68 L 19 W 95 L 20 W 51 D 26 W 75 L 21 7.0 36 Dan Reynolds WF L 16 W 67 L 5 W 57 W114 D 32 W 19 D 10 D 31 L 27 D 34 7.0 37 Ruben Cintron W 69 D 89 D 25 D 74 D 51 W115 D 53 W 59 W 20 D 23 L 9 L 16 7.0 38 Jaime Sitiriche W 70 L 7 D 49 W117 D 93 W 56 D 26 L 11 W 61 L 12 W 89 D 40 7.0 39 Marc Yoffie W 99 W125 L 8 W150 L 10 D 76 D 55 W 56 D 30 D 19 W 54 L 20 7.0 40 E Golay D 91 W145 W 89 L 20 D 56 W146 L 17 W 25 D 74 W 90 L 8 D 38 7.0 41 David Brummer L 6 W124 L 26 W121 D 54 W 68 D 66 L 42 W 88 D 44 D 34 W 81 7.0 42 Narciso Rabell Mendez W116 W 93 L 16 L 50 D 92 W107 D 51 W 41 W 28 L 22 D 57 D 46 7.0 ? 43 Paul Reissmann W 49 L 25 W 55 W 77 W 50 L 14 L 89 W131 L 52 W 76 L 33 W 78 7.0 44 Raul L Benedicto L 55 W 79 W141 W131 L 22 L 25 W119 D 51 D 76 D 41 D 78 W 74 7.0 45 Edgar Thomas McCormick W 97 L 65 W151 W 87 L 20 D111 D 73 W 55 W 50 W 53 L 14 L 17 7.0 46 Jeremiah F Donovan W 90 D 4 L 17 W106 D114 D 93 W 92 L 72 W 49 L 27 W 99 D 42 7.0 47 Martin S Merado W133 L 6 L 48 L 58 W 69 W117 W141 L 29 L 57 W116 w 95 W 75 7.0 48 Ben Crane L 35 W 90 W 47 L 34 L 87 D 63 W126 D 62 L100 W 94 W101 W 73 7.0 49 Edward Allen L 43 WF D 38 D149 L 23 W108 W 86 D 64 L 46 W107 D 60 WF 7.0 50 Hyman David Wallach L 2 W 85 W 80 W 42 L 43 W 59 W 25 L 16 L 45 L 18 W 86 D 52 6.5 51 Douglas Myers W113 W 32 L 19 D 23 D 37 D 12 D 42 D 44 L 35 W 67 W 93 L 30 6.5 52 George W Hardman W*** L 20 D117 W 91 W132 L 15 W 61 D 26 W 43 L 21 L 32 D 50 6.5 53 P Richman W108 L 10 W122 L 26 W150 W 98 D 37 D 32 W 29 L 45 L 19 D 54 6.5 54 L Rojas W129 W142 L 18 L 61 D 41 W 83 W 62 W 88 D 31 L 10 L 39 D 53 6.5 55 Felix Benitez W 44 L 22 L 43 W156 D113 W 67 D 39 L 45 W 96 D 29 W 76 LF 6.5 56 Mary Bain L 17 WF D149 W125 D 40 L 38 W 59 L 39 W 66 W100 D 28 L 29 6.5 57 Fred Cramer L 19 W138 L 35 W105 L 36 W150 L 77 W 87 W 47 W 62 D 42 L 22 6.5 58 O MacConnell L 11 W144 L 34 W 47 L131 W125 W114 W 66 L 15 L 73 D 63 W 99 6.5 59 Jack Mayer W117 W157 D 6 L 3 D 74 L 50 L 56 W 97 W126 W 79 L 25 D 65 6.5 60 David Scheffer W148 L 21 D 68 W142 L 15 W132 L 11 W 96 W 93 L 32 D 49 D 66 6.5 61 William Ratcliffe L 10 W152 D 32 W 54 L 94 W133 L 52 W 92 L 38 W121 L 29 W 93 6.5 62 G Borrero W 68 L 13 W 82 D132 L 96 W142 L 54 D 48 W 80 L 57 D 79 W 90 6.5 63 Fra Benitez L 7 L 99 D 70 D 80 W 85 D 48 D 75 W112 L 79 W 22 D 58 W 97 6.5 64 Arturo Colon Romero L 93 D 80 L 91 W 70 D 82 W 97 W120 D 49 W 78 L 30 W 92 L 31 6.5 65 Rubin Slater WF W 45 L 30 L 28 D 67 D 90 D 96 D 79 D121 D 82 WF D 59 6.5 66 Jack F Shaw W122 W109 L 10 D116 W107 L 9 D 41 L 58 L 56 W 85 W103 D 60 6.5 67 Donald Thackrey L 34 W 76 L 36 W120 D 65 L 55 W 83 L 95 W104 L 51 W109 W102 6.5 68 James W Michels L 62 W103 D 60 WF L 35 L 41 W107 L 84 W111 L 78 w127 W 92 6.5 69 Kathryn Slater L 37 L 5 W142 L102 L 47 W138 D125 W129 L 25 W115 W 98 W100 6.5 70 Philip G Haley L 38 L116 D 63 L 64 D127 W153 W110 W146 D 77 D112 D102 W 89 6.5 71 Charles Bassin W118 L 28 D125 L114 L 90 D106 W124 W108 w112 L 75 D 96 W 91 6.5 72 Antonio Higuera **** L 8 **** **** W 31 L 10 W 29 W 46 L 7 L 15 L 26 **** 6.0 73 Manuel Moraza **** **** L 4 **** W 27 L 28 D 45 **** **** W 58 L 20 L 48 6.0 74 R Stephenson **** L 15 **** D 37 D 59 D 11 W 12 L 27 D 40 **** L 18 L 44 6.0 75 Juris Ozols L 23 D 17 **** **** **** L 27 D 63 **** **** W 71 L 35 L 47 6.0 76 Edmund Nash L 1 L 67 **** **** **** D 39 **** L 24 D 44 L 43 L 55 W117 6.0 77 Johh A Nowak **** L 30 **** L 43 **** **** W 57 L 18 D 70 **** **** **** 6.0 78 William Slater L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 64 W 68 D 44 L 43 6.0 79 F Fischer L 27 L 44 **** **** **** **** **** D 65 W 63 L 59 D 62 **** 6.0 80 Herman Rose L 24 D 64 L 50 D 63 **** **** L 21 **** L 62 **** **** **** 6.0 81 Mary Selensky **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 41 6.0 82 Bill L Patteson L 32 **** L 62 **** D 64 **** **** **** **** D 65 **** **** 6.0 83 Enrique Falcon **** **** **** L 29 **** L 54 L 67 **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 84 David Hoffmann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W 68 **** **** **** **** 6.0 85 David Bernstein **** L 50 **** **** D 68 **** **** **** **** L 66 **** **** 6.0 86 R Ramirez **** L 11 **** L 24 **** L 31 L 49 **** **** **** L 50 **** 6.0 87 Francisco E Torregrosa W152 L 19 **** L 45 W 48 L 30 **** L 57 **** **** **** **** 6.0 88 T Gotay **** **** L 9 L 14 **** D 17 **** L 54 L 41 **** **** **** 5.5 89 A Popov **** D 37 L 40 D 32 **** **** W 43 D 31 L 11 L 24 L 38 L 70 5.5 90 James Ragsdale L 46 L 48 **** **** W 71 D 65 **** **** **** L 40 **** L 62 5.5 91 Al Wallace D 40 L 12 W 64 L 53 **** **** **** **** **** L 25 **** L 71 5.5 92 Jack Gersho L 21 **** L 24 **** D 42 **** L 46 L 61 **** **** L 64 L 68 5.5 93 L Mayer W 64 L 42 **** **** D 38 D 46 **** **** L 60 **** L 51 L 61 5.5 94 Edward S Jackson **** **** D 20 L 17 W 61 L 13 **** **** **** L 48 **** **** 5.5 95 Chuck R Hoey L 14 **** L 5 **** **** **** L 35 W 67 L 12 **** L 47 **** 5.5 96 Robert A Gardner **** **** **** **** W 62 **** D 65 L 60 L 55 **** D 71 **** 5.5 97 K Kerns L 45 **** **** **** **** L 64 **** L 59 **** **** **** L 63 5.5 98 J Guzman **** **** **** **** **** L 53 **** **** **** **** L 69 **** 5.5 99 Joseph Callaway L 39 W 63 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 46 L 58 5.5 100 M Armada **** L 14 **** **** **** **** **** **** W 48 L 56 **** L 69 5.5 101 F Santori **** L 9 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 48 **** 5.5 102 E Oliver **** **** **** W 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 70 **** 5.5 103 Enrique Schroder L 3 L 68 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 19 **** L 66 **** 5.5 104 Raymond Falcon **** L 3 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 67 **** **** **** 5.5 105 P Gardner **** **** **** L 57 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 106 Burt Hochberg W 12 **** L 22 L 46 **** D 71 **** **** **** L 49 **** **** 5.5 107 R Ledesma L 31 **** **** **** L 66 L 42 L 68 **** **** **** **** L 67 5.5 108 J Edwards L 53 **** **** **** **** L 49 **** L 71 **** **** **** **** 5.5 109 Stephen J Christopher **** L 66 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 67 **** 5.5 110 P Vazquez **** l 27 **** **** **** **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 111 Ivan Siaca **** L 29 **** L 12 **** D 45 L 27 **** L 68 **** **** **** 5.0 112 L Torres **** L 18 **** L 11 **** L 21 **** L 63 L 71 D 70 **** **** 5.0 113 O Pla L 51 **** **** **** D 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 114 Greta Fuchs **** **** **** W 71 D 46 L 36 L 58 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 115 F Matos L 26 **** L 12 **** **** D 37 **** **** **** L 69 **** **** 5.0 116 Erasmus Olins L 42 W 70 **** D 66 **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** 5.0 117 Nora Svabs L 59 **** D 52 L 38 **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** L 76 5.0 118 Walter Hoyt L 71 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 119 G Cotto L 13 **** **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 120 A Madrazo **** **** **** L 67 **** **** L 64 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 121 Ernest Rozkains **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** D 65 L 61 **** **** 5.0 122 Vernon A Fagin L 66 **** L 53 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 63 **** **** 5.0 123 Alexander Hugo Svabs L 18 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 124 Anthony LoCoco **** L 41 **** **** **** **** L 71 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 125 Bradley Ewart **** L 39 D 71 L 56 **** L 58 L 69 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 126 Jack E Buckner L 4 **** **** **** **** **** L 48 **** L 59 **** **** **** 4.5 127 A Aponte L 20 **** **** **** D 70 **** **** **** **** **** L 68 **** 4.5 128 A Max Gardner **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 129 J Novoa L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 69 **** **** **** **** 4.5 130 John E Oberg L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 131 Angel Berrios Pagan **** W 26 L 21 L 44 W 58 **** L 31 L 43 **** **** **** **** 4.0 132 Alan J Brown **** **** **** D 62 L 52 L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 133 Greta Olsson L 47 **** **** **** **** L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 134 S Diaz L 15 **** **** **** L 32 **** **** L 12 **** **** **** **** 4.0 135 Joe Viggiano **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 136 Albert Baptist **** L 23 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 137 Sam F Lane **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 138 M Rivera **** L 57 **** **** **** L 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 139 E Barcz **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 140 Bertha L Roberson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 141 M Paniagua L 16 **** L 44 **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 142 Alan Kaufman **** L 54 L 69 L 60 **** L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 143 M Maura **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 144 J H Snipes **** L 58 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 145 J Camacho **** L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 146 H Colon Romero **** **** **** **** **** L 40 **** L 70 **** **** **** **** 3.0 147 Roberto Santana L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 148 M Bahr L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 149 William Allen Ruth **** **** D 56 D 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 150 Fred Bender L 29 **** **** L 39 L 53 L 37 **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 151 J Berrios L 9 **** L 45 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 152 Elliott Forry Laucks L 87 L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 153 V Torres **** **** **** **** **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 154 D Delgado **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 155 Adolph Stern **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 156 B Morales L 28 **** **** L 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 157 A Irizarry **** L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 158 E Tilen **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1 .0 159 A Ydrach **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 160 F Cardona L 25 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 161 Jose A Berrocal **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 162 Felix Sacarello **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 163 M Casanova **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0

{<(2)>] <PRIZES>

1-2: Pal Benko, William James Lombardy (co-champions) 3-5: Bernard Zuckerman, Duncan Suttles, Robert Eugene Byrne

Women's co-champions: mary Bain, Kathryn Slater Class A: 1st, A. Zumtacks 2nd, Ralph Betza, David Brummer, Ben Crane, Ed Allen

Class B: Donald Thackrey, P. Haley, J. Michels Class C: S. Christopher Class D & Unrated: j. Guzman Top Puerto Rican players: 1-2, Julio P. Kaplan,Donato Rivera 3-4: Miguel Colon, Luis A Suzarez <(3)>

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MILESTONES

(Based on incomplete information; subject to change)

15: Jeremiah F Donovan, Elliott Forry Laucks, Kenneth Ray Smith

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NOTES

<(1)> "Chess Life", May 1965, p.104

(2) "Chess Life", October 1965, p.227. The crosstable was incomplete as published; four asterisks (<****>) indicates an unknown result. If you know of a fuller copy of the crosstable, please leave at note at http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

(3) Ibid

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SOURCES

"Chess Life", 1965, p.104, 163, 167, 172, 193, 196-199, 204, 234-235

"Chess Review", 1965, p.357-358, 366-367, 380-381

King's File, Winter 1994/1995

http://www.365chess.com/tournaments..., a file of games from Chess365.com. Most of the games were published in either Chess Life or Chess Review, Northwest Chess Letter, and all have been checked for accuracy.

Scoresheets of Ariel Mengarini, provided to Andy Ansel courtesy of John Hilbert (Mengarini)

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Round and date unknown
C Hoey vs D Thackrey, 1965 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Round 1 (Monday, July 26): Chess Commentator, v.10
R Betza vs R Byrne, 1965
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Round 1 (Monday, July 26)
C Hoey vs K Smith, 1965 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Round 1 (Monday, July 26): Mengarini
R Santana vs A Mengarini, 1965
(A43) Old Benoni, 35 moves, 0-1

Round 1 (Monday, July 26)
I Zalys vs R Ledesma, 1965
(C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1-0

Round 2 (Monday, July 26): Mengarini`
A Mengarini vs J A Nowak, 1965 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

Round 3 (Tuesday, July 27): King's Finle Winter 94/95
J Mayer vs E Mednis, 1965
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 3 (Tuesday, July 27): CR 1965.11:338
Shainswit vs D Brummer, 1965 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Round 3 (Tuesday, July 27): Mengarini
R Slater vs A Mengarini, 1965
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Round 3 (Tuesday, July 27)
I Zalys vs R Betza, 1965
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 4 (Wednesday, July 28): NW Chess Letter 1965.09:11
J Kaplan vs M Green, 1965
(B06) Robatsch, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 4 (Wednesday, July 28): CL 1965.08:172; CR 1965.11:339
A Mengarini vs Lombardy, 1965 
(B20) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Round 4 (Wednesday, July 28): CL 1965.08:167
Suttles vs D Blohm, 1965
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Round 4 (Wednesday, July 28)
A Zuntaks vs I Zalys, 1965
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 5 (Thursday, July 29): CL 1965.08:172
E Formanek vs K Smith, 1965 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1

Round 5 (Thursday, July 29): CL 1965.11:234
D Rivera vs Suttles, 1965 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 38 moves, 0-1

Round 5 (Thursday, July 29): CL 1965.09:198
Z Vranesic vs Benko, 1965
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 38 moves, 0-1

Round 5 (Thursday, July 29): Mengarini
R Wachtel vs A Mengarini, 1965
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

Round 5 (Thursday, July 29)
I Zalys vs A Higuera, 1965
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1

Round 6 (Friday, July 30): CL 1967.08:167
M Radojcic vs R Wachtel, 1965
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Round 6 (Friday, July 30)
R Ramirez vs I Zalys, 1965
(A03) Bird's Opening, 41 moves, 0-1

Round 6 (Friday, July 30): Mengarini
F E Torregrosa vs A Mengarini, 1965
(B44) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Round 6 (Friday,July 30): CL 1965.09:197
L Witt vs J F Shaw, 1965
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

Round 7 (Saturday, July 31): CL 1965.08:172
R Benedicto vs G Cotto, 1965
(B40) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Round 7 (Saturday, July 31): Mengarini
A Mengarini vs M Colon Romero, 1965
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

Round 7 (Saturday, July 31): CL 1965.09:197, 11:237
R Wachtel vs D Grimshaw, 1965
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Round 7 (Saturday, July 31)
I Zalys vs A Berrios Pagan, 1965
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Round 8 (Monday, August 2): CL 1965.09:196
M Colon Romero vs H Avram, 1965
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Round 8 (Monday, August 2): CL 1965.09:196
A Hoffmann vs R Byrne, 1965 
(B57) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Round 8 (Monday, August 2): CL 1965.09:205
Lombardy vs B Zuckerman, 1965 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 44 moves, 0-1

Round 8 (Monday, August 2)
A Popov vs I Zalys, 1965
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 8 (Monday, August 2): CL 1965.09:205
D Rivera vs D Blohm, 1965
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL,1965.09:205
H Avram vs D Rivera, 1965
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 49 moves, 0-1

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:193; CR 1965.11.338
Benko vs B Zuckerman, 1965
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:197
R Byrne vs K Smith, 1965 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 71 moves, 1-0

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:205
M Colon Romero vs D Grimshaw, 1965
(D80) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:196
W Goichberg vs M Radojcic, 1965
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:205
L A Suarez vs E Mednis, 1965
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): CL 1965.09:197
Suttles vs Lombardy, 1965
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3): Mengarini
M Yoffie vs A Mengarini, 1965
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 3)
I Zalys vs L Rojas, 1965
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 10 (Wednesday, August 4): CL 1965.09:193; CR .10:319
Benko vs R Byrne, 1965
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 10 (Wednesday,A ugust 4)L Nebgarubu
A Mengarini vs A Colon, 1965
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

Round 10 (Wednesday,A ugust 4)
D Reynolds vs I Zalys, 1965
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 10 (Wednesday,A ugust 4): CL 1965.09:196
D Rivera vs Lombardy, 1965
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

Round 11 (Thursday, August 5)
R Byrne vs B Zuckerman, 1965
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 11 (Thursday, August 5)
M Colon Romero vs I Zalys, 1965
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 62 moves, 1-0

Round 11 (Thursday, August 5): CL 1965.09:205
E Marchand vs D Rivera, 1965
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Round 11 (Thursday, August 5): CL 1965.09:197
L A Suarez vs A Mengarini, 1965 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): Cl 1965.09:197
M Green vs Lombardy, 1965
(E73) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1967.02:33
P Haley vs A Popov, 1965
(C46) Three Knights, 28 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1965.09:196
A Hoffmann vs L A Suarez, 1965
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1965.09:197
W Hook vs M Colon Romero, 1965
(A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1965.09:196
J Kaplan vs R Betza, 1965 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): Mengarini
A Mengarini vs Douglas Myers, 1965
(C00) French Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): NW Chess Letter, 1965.09:12
E Nash vs N Svabs, 1965 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1965.09:;196
D Rivera vs E McCormick, 1965 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6): CL 1965.09:196
Z Vranesic vs A Agree, 1965
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

Round 12 (Friday, August 6)
I Zalys vs A Colon, 1965
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0

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